Quote:In its latest effort to protect followers of Islam in the U.S. the Obama Justice Department warns against using social media to spread information considered inflammatory against Muslims, threatening that it could constitute a violation of civil rights.

The move comes a few years after the administration became the first in history to dispatch a U.S. Attorney General to personally reassure Muslims that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is dedicated to protecting them.

In the unprecedented event, Attorney General Eric Holder assured a San Francisco-based organization (Muslim Advocates) that urges members not to cooperate in federal terrorism investigations that the “us versus them” environment created by the U.S. government, law enforcement agents and fellow citizens is unacceptable and inconsistent with what America is all about.

“Muslims and Arab Americans have helped build and strengthen our nation,” Holder said after expressing that he is “grateful” to have Muslims as a partner in promoting tolerance, ensuring public safety and protecting civil rights. He also vowed to strengthen “crucial dialogue” between Muslim and Arab-American communities and law enforcement.

Evidently that was a precursor of sorts for an upcoming Tennessee event (“Public Disclosure in a Diverse Society”) that will feature the region’s top DOJ official, who serves as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and an FBI representative.

The goal is to increase awareness and understanding that American Muslims are not the terrorists some have made them out to be in social media and other circles, according to a local newspaper report. The June 4 powwow is sponsored by the American Muslim Advisory Council of Tennessee.

So we now have started losing the right to free speech too. AMAZING..... yet they will let those idiots from the Westboro Church belittle soldiers, children and everyone else and thats ok.... About time to take this the next level and force their hand. Then sue the heck out of them

schr8er2000;103685 Wrote:So we now have started losing the right to free speech too. AMAZING..... yet they will let those idiots from the Westboro Church belittle soldiers, children and everyone else and thats ok.... About time to take this the next level and force their hand. Then sue the heck out of them

Quote:In Britain, Police Arrest Twitter And Facebook Users If They Make Anti-Muslim Statements

British police are arresting people in the middle of the night if they have made racist or anti-Muslim comments on Twitter following the murder of a soldier by two Muslims in Woolwich, London.

Three men have so far been taken into custody for using Twitter and Facebook to criticize Muslims.

In the Woolwich attack, Lee Rigby, a drummer in the Royal Regiment of Fusliers, was run down in a car and then hacked and stabbed to death by two men with knives and a cleaver. They told a man video recording the scene that it was vengeance for the killings of Muslims by the British Army.

One man has been charged with "malicious communications" on Facebook, the Daily Mail reports.

Two others have been arrested under the Public Order Act on suspicion of inciting racial or religious hatred. The police are now arresting people based on mere speech in social media, a detective said in a statement to the press:http://finance.yahoo.com/news/britain-po...58582.html

Will only be applied to Islamics here, of course. Christians will still be expected to continue receiving the abuse, because we don't go on bombing sprees if you draw a picture of Christ in a disrespectful manner, nor do we chop off heads if you use "Jesus Christ" as a swear. Do ANY of that with Muhammed (who is only a prophet, not God) and you'll be in a world of hurt.

Or arrested for the same. Saying "Jesus Fucking Christ" or drawing a lewd cartoon depicting the same statement...meh...nothing will come of it, so carry on.[/quote]

This only proves that the Obama Administration is more than willing to attack all aspects of the First Amendment. It will make things easier in the long run if they can keep the media from reporting things and keep us from talking about them.

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